Ælfgifu 4 (Female) Testatrix of a will, fl. 966x975
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Notes: This may be Ælfgifu 2, sometime wife of King Eadwig 4. See Simon Keynes, ?Eadwig (c.940-959)?, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8572, accessed 28 April 2005].

Factoid List

Recorded Name (1)
Ælfgyfæ (1)
 S1484   
Status (1)
Matrona (1)
 S738   
Personal Relationship (4)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ælfgifu 4 (2)
 Ælfweard 12: of Ælfgifu 4: S1484   
 Æthelweard 25: of Ælfgifu 4: S1484   
~ Sister (Consanguineal kinship) of Ælfgifu 4 (1)
 Ælfwaru 2: of Ælfgifu 4: S1484   
~ Sister-in-law (Affinal kinship) of Ælfgifu 4 (1)
 Æthelflæd 15: of Ælfgifu 4: S1484   
Event (18)
Bequeathing/will-making (14)
 Various.Ælfgifu 4 bequeathing land and goods S1484: Will of Ælfgifu 4, including bequests of land at Princes Risborough, Bucks., to Winchester, Old Minster; at Bledlow, Bucks., to Winchester, New Minster 1; at Whaddon, Bucks., to Romsey 1 Abbey; at Chesham, Bucks., to Abingdon 1 and at Wicham to Bath; also at Wing, Linslade and Haversham, Bucks., Hatfield (? Herts.), Masworth, Bucks., and at Gussage (All Saints), Dorset, to the king [Edgar 11]; at Newnham Murren, Oxon, to the ætheling [Edward 12]; at Tæafersceat to Bishop Æthelwold 1; at Mongewell, Oxon., and at Berkhampstead, Herts., to Ælfweard 12, Æthelweard 25 and Ælfwaru 2 in common, for life, with reversion to Old Minster, Winchester; and gifts to the queen [Anonymous 1069], Ælfgifu 4's mother [Anonymous 1070], Æthelflæd 15, her brother's wife, and Nunnaminster 1.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Abingdon 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Abingdon 1; bequest of land at Chesham, Bucks.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Bath 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Bath 1; bequest of land at Wicham: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Romsey 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Romsey 1 Abbey; bequest of land at Whaddon, Bucks.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Winchester, New Minster 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Winchester, New Minster 1; bequest of land at Bledlow, Bucks. and 100 mancuses.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Winchester, Old Minster 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; bequest of land at Princes Risborough, Bucks. and 200 mancuses.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Ælfweard 12, Æthelweard 25 and Ælfwaru 2: Ælfgifu 4 to Ælfweard 12, Æthelweard 25 and Ælfwaru 2; bequest of land at Mongewell, Oxon., and at Berkhampstead, Herts.. Ælfweard 12 was also left a drinking cup, Ælfwaru 2 all that she had been lent, Æthelweard 19 a drinking horn: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Æthelwold 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Bishop Æthelwold 1; bequest of land at Tæafersceat with the request that he intercede for her and her mother [Anonymous 1070]: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing to Anonymous 1069: Ælfgifu 4 to the queen [Anonymous 1069]; bequest of a necklace worth 120 mancuses and an armlet of 30 mancuses and a drinking cup.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing to Edward 12: Ælfgifu 4 to the ætheling [Edward 12]; bequest of land at Newnham Murren, Oxon. and an armlet of 30 mancuses: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing to Nunnaminster 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Nunnaminster 1; bequest of a paten.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing to Æthelflæd 15: Ælfgifu 4 to Æthelflæd 15, her brother's wife; bequest of a headband: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.bequeathing land to Edgar 11 S1484: Ælfgifu 4 to the king [Edgar 11]; bequest of Wing, Linslade and Haversham, Bucks., Hatfield (? Herts.), Masworth, Bucks., and at Gussage (All Saints), Dorset, 2 armlets each worth 120 mancuses, 6 horses, 6 shields, 6 spears, and a drinking cup.: S1484    (966 x 975)
 Ælfgifu 4.desire to be buried at Winchester, Old Minster: Ælfgifu 4 stipulated in her will that she wished to be buried in the Old Minster, Winchester.: S1484    (966 x 975 - ?)
Burial (1)
 Ælfgifu 4.desire to be buried at Winchester, Old Minster: Ælfgifu 4 stipulated in her will that she wished to be buried in the Old Minster, Winchester.: S1484    (966 x 975 - ?)
Charter-witnessing (2)
 S737 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Linslade, Bucks.: S737    (966)
 S738 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Newnham Murren, Oxon.: S738    (966)
Grant and Gift (5)
 Edgar 11.S737 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Linslade, Bucks.: S737    (966)
 Edgar 11.S738 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Newnham Murren, Oxon.: S738    (966)
 S737 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Linslade, Bucks.: S737    (966)
 S738 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Newnham Murren, Oxon.: S738    (966)
 Various.Ælfgifu 4 bequeathing land and goods S1484: Will of Ælfgifu 4, including bequests of land at Princes Risborough, Bucks., to Winchester, Old Minster; at Bledlow, Bucks., to Winchester, New Minster 1; at Whaddon, Bucks., to Romsey 1 Abbey; at Chesham, Bucks., to Abingdon 1 and at Wicham to Bath; also at Wing, Linslade and Haversham, Bucks., Hatfield (? Herts.), Masworth, Bucks., and at Gussage (All Saints), Dorset, to the king [Edgar 11]; at Newnham Murren, Oxon, to the ætheling [Edward 12]; at Tæafersceat to Bishop Æthelwold 1; at Mongewell, Oxon., and at Berkhampstead, Herts., to Ælfweard 12, Æthelweard 25 and Ælfwaru 2 in common, for life, with reversion to Old Minster, Winchester; and gifts to the queen [Anonymous 1069], Ælfgifu 4's mother [Anonymous 1070], Æthelflæd 15, her brother's wife, and Nunnaminster 1.: S1484    (966 x 975)
Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (1)
 Ælfgifu 4.bequeathing land to Edgar 11 S1484: Ælfgifu 4 to the king [Edgar 11]; bequest of Wing, Linslade and Haversham, Bucks., Hatfield (? Herts.), Masworth, Bucks., and at Gussage (All Saints), Dorset, 2 armlets each worth 120 mancuses, 6 horses, 6 shields, 6 spears, and a drinking cup.: S1484    (966 x 975)
Intercession/mediation (1)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Æthelwold 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Bishop Æthelwold 1; bequest of land at Tæafersceat with the request that he intercede for her and her mother [Anonymous 1070]: S1484    (966 x 975)
Request (1)
 Ælfgifu 4.S1484 bequeathing land to Æthelwold 1: Ælfgifu 4 to Bishop Æthelwold 1; bequest of land at Tæafersceat with the request that he intercede for her and her mother [Anonymous 1070]: S1484    (966 x 975)